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CCI to file case against Aamir Khan

CCI
(Competition Commission of India), which is a fair trade regulating
organisation, has said that it will act against 9 defaulters who have not paid
the penalties levied on them. The list includes Aamir Khan, two film producers
associations and six others.

While
publishing the list of defaulters, CCI told that the total amount of penalty
sums up to Rs. 2.17 crores and has been pending for the last two years. In
these two years, neither any appeal has been filed by the petitioners nor has
any appeal been rejected by CCI.

On May
25th 2011, an order
was passed against 27 film producers in a case relating to anti competition
practices by film makers. The order was also passed against Aamir Khan, who is
both an actor and a producer. The penalty subjected to Mr. Perfectionist was
Rs. 1 lakh. The order was filed by CCI post a complaint filed by FICCI –
Multiplex Association of India.

The
other people or organisations included Telangana Telugu Film Distributors
Association, IATA Agents Association of India, Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of
Commerce, All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists and Film
Distributors Association, Kerala.

Among
the nine defaulters, All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists has
been asked to pay the highest penalty of Rs. 1.47 crores. Andhra Pradesh Film
Chamber of Commerce has to pay Rs 12.89 lakh, Telangana Telugu Film
Distributors Association and IATA Agents Association of India have to pay Rs 1
lakh each as penalty. A. Ganesh and K. Manju have to pay penalties of Rs 26
lakh each. Film Distributors Association of Kerala has to pay Rs 1.27 lakh and
Chemists & Druggists Association of Goa has to pay Rs 1.02 lakh. CCI has
told that it will take necessary steps to recover the penalty amount from the
entities. CCI spokesperson said, “CCI could initiate prosecution under
Section 42(3) of the Competition Act for not complying with the orders of the
Commission and follow-up reference to Income Tax Department could be made for
action on recovery certificates already issued to these entities.”

Aamir
Khan production house known as Aamir Khan Productions was charged in 2011 for
behaving like a cartel. Even late Yash Chopra's Yashraj Films and Shah Rukh
Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment were fined in 2011. CCI spokesperson said
that the actions by film producers and distributors were in ‘nature of cartel
like conduct'.